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Area	Baden-Württemberg
Place	Nürtingen
Country	Germany
Topics	WAVE project
Author(s)	Arash, Ekbal, Mohadese, Samira, Yuga

Rationale

• Why do you think this case is relevant? What is your hypothesis considering the landscape challenges?

Overcoming the flooding is One of the biggest challenges of the Neckar River, especially one of its tributaries, Tiefenbach. Due to urban development and other factors, many parts of the river have changed and are out of their original form. This region has many cultural and social potentials that can be developed in the desired direction by planning.

Location and scope

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Water as a natural system

Geomorphology, typologies and dynamics of water areas

• Describe the water areas of your area in the contxt of the wider water system

The River Neckar in Germany starts from the Black Forest the southwest of Baden-Württemberg at a height of 706m above sea level and it continues 362 kilometers long and it passes through Nürtingen city and reaches river Rhine at a height of 95m above the sea level.

• How does water appear in the landscape of your living lab? What types of water areas are common?

Neckar River is one of the most significate river in Nurtingen living lab. The river Neckar flows north and northeast, along the northwestern edge of the Swabian Alb passing Nürtingen and other small cities and melt into the river Rhine. There are some small river namely Tiefenbnach Steinach, Aich, Marbach, Aischenbach formed from Neckar river in the Nurtingen area. There are three types of water area are common on this living lab. - Rivers water - Tributaries water - Lakes water (Standing Water)

• Please identify the water bodies' catchment areas, tributaries and floodplains
• Which dynamics do these water areas have?
• Have there been any flood events in the past?

There have been 4 floods in Neckar History: In 1926 The Saubach overflowed its banks, in 1978 Flood in Oberensingen and on the B313, in 1990 Flood in Neckarhausen, in 2013 Neckar flood, city center Nürtingen.

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  Water Bodies

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Water as a living space

• Which habitats can be found in and along the water areas of your area?
• How is the water quality in your water areas?

Unfortunately Water quality in this region is declining annually, based on samples taken in parts of the river, the average pH of water in 1995 was 8.2, in 2000 8.2, and in 2018 about 8.4. This indicates that factors have caused the water of this river to become acidic.

• Which areas are still natural, which are urbanised/artificial?

Around the city centre, the river structures are "completely changed", the river goes under ground, and "very much changed" so to speak artificial river. However, along the land use of agricultural and forest is quite natural.

• Are the rivers permeable for fish or blocked by artificial elements?(approx 200 signs)
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  Artificial Elements that blocked river permeability

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  Natural and Artificial river structufres

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Blue and Green Infrastructure

• What are the major potential elements of a green/blue infrastructure network? Are these likely to change/disappear? Why is that?
• You find my background material on green infrastructure in our reading list
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Water as a cultural space

Land use and water

• map the land uses along your water areas: settlements, infrastructure, agriculture, resource extraction, natural areas, energy production...
• describe in particular the historical evolution of land use pattern, please make use of historical maps
• description evolution, status quo and driving forces, is the land use likely to change? Why is that? (approx 200 signs)
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  Land Use

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Cultural and spatial typologies of water areas

• Which spatial patterns have evolved in relation to your water areas?

• What is the role of water areas within the overall urban morphology? (approx 200 signs)

 In the course of the city's development, as depicted in the pictures and photographs, the urban landscape with its farms, churches, and historical buildings around the Neckar River was the core of Nürtingen. From the photographic material that we have been able to collect, we can see that in 1683 Nürtingen played a role in the supply of water and energy for agriculture, and in 1817 the first factory of the Baumwollspinnerei Otto (cotton mill) was established in Nürtingen, which marked the beginning of the development of the industrial city. From 1927 onwards, the city was partly transformed and a power station was built to harness the water power of the Neckar River. From the old maps that could be collected, it can be seen that in the 1980s, the Tiefenbach River, a tributary of the Neckar River, was partly covered by the ground in the city center and the northern part of the city center was developed. In 2013, the Neckar River was revisited as a sustainable waterfront space with the creation of a fish migration bypass and recreational spaces for people such as decks. sustainable waterfront space.

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  Neckar river as Historical Culture Map''

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Sacred spaces and heritage

• Which places/elements hold cultural value and to whom?

・Since Nürtingen is a very old city (dating back to the 6th and 7th centuries) there are places and elements of historical value in it, especially in the central  part of the city, which are of great importance for both citizens and tourists. These historical places also have an important identity role for the city.

・Here are some of these historic sites: ・City Church of Saint Laurentius (Laurentiuskiche): Laurentius is located on a hill by the river Neckar. It is a landmark that dominates the town of Nürtingen. Dedicated to St. Laurentius (St. Lawrence),the original church was probably built in the 10th or11th century. ・Historic old town : The location of the old town centre of Nürtingen on the spur of a hill overlooking the Neckar Valley, with a far-reaching view over the surrounding countryside and a dominant position over the Neckar crossing, indicates that the original site was of strategic importance. ・The town hall ・The Block tower: The Block tower was built in 15 century.

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  Sacred Spaces and Heritage

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Visual appearance and landscape narrative

• Which elements are essential for the landscape character?
• Has the landscape been painted or otherwise depicted, when and whom? Which elements are essential?
• Which narratives exist? Who has written about this landscape or depicted it in some way?
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Water and People

Accessibility and usability

• Where are your water areas accessible, and where not? How strong are spatial obstacles preventing access?
• Who is using the spaces and how?

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Community Mapping

What is to be mapped here?

• Social groups from within the community, for example the youth, kids, students, parents, the retired etc. Typically, these groups have specific needs, which you can also make explicit on the map. These people might not be organized in any way, but they are usually present in the context you are observing
• Local stakeholder groups: these groups are organized in one or the other way. They only exist within the community context you are observing. For example: the local community center, local churches, local interest groups, the landowners, small businesses and retailers
• External stakeholder groups are not necessarily present in the environment you are observing, but they may have strong stakes and interests. These can be local authorities, politicians, associations, care services etc.
• For each group, you may identify their needs, objectives, power and capacities
• You may also identify gaps and power conflicts
• Please try to redepict these elements in an integrated way and in relation to your water landscape. What is the relationship between these groups? Are they close or distanced from each other? Who is more powerful? Which voices are hardly heard? Do they have any shared concerns?

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Possible Futures

• You can summarize your findings with a SWOT diagram and a DPSI(R) Model
• Link back to the Sustainable Development Goals: Which goals are at risk?
• What is your worst case scenario for this landscape?
• What is your best case scenario for this landscape?
• Present your scenarios in the form of a collage or sketch
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Collaborative Goal Setting

• Define strategic planning objectives based on the evaluation findings from your analysis
• Ideally, involve the community of your living labs into this process
• Link back to your original targets from section one and the Development Goals
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Spatial Strategy and Transect

• translate your strategic goals into a vision
• develop a spatial translation of your vision
• exemplify your vision in the form of a transect with concrete interventions
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From Theory of Change to Implementation

• For implementing your vision: Which partnerships are needed? Which governance model is required?
• Who needs to act and how? Draw and explain a change/process model/timeline
• Which resources are needed? On which assets can you build?
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References

• give a full list of the references you have used for your case

Process Reflection

• Reflect in your intercultural and interdisciplinary team on the outcomes of your study
• Which limitations were you facing?
• What have you learnt from each other?
• What did you learn in the Living Labs?
• What would you do differently next time?
• You can also use diagrams/visuals
• 250 words text

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